The acquisition comes as the remake by Chinese-Korean director Hur Jin-Ho, with Zhang Ziyi and Jang Dong-gun in the starring roles, has its North American premiere on Monday night in Toronto at Roy Thomson Hall.

The latest big screen adaptation of the French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos debuted in Cannes.

“Dangerous Liaisons is the perfect addition to our ever-expanding slate of diverse and innovative entertainment,” Doris Pfardrescher, president of Well Go USA Entertainment, said Saturday as the deal was unveiled.

Ying Ye, managing director of Easternlight, repped the film in the U.S. along with Cassian Elwes.